Olmos Park, a gorgeous enclave city nestled just four miles north of San Antonio, brings a world of charm to the San Antonio suburbs.

Featuring large properties and streets lined with oaks, many of the prominent estates date back to the 1920s. The setting is intimate – all of Olmos Park covers only three-fifths of a square mile, with a population of just over 2,200.

The city has its beginnings in the 1920s when real estate tycoon H.C. Thorman, the pride of the oil industry, bought the property from an Austrian royal and began development on what would eventually become Olmos Park.

This enclave, with its private setting and cozy, intimate small-town feel, yet easy access to city amenities, features more than 800 beautiful homes valued between $450,000 and $1.5 million. Four parks grace the city of Olmos Park, most prominently Alameda Circle. These parks afford the opportunity to Olmos Park residents and neighboring San Antonio residents to explore and enjoy the great outdoors and relieve stress in a beautiful natural setting.

Every year, several significant Olmos Park events take place at Alameda Circle: an annual 4th of July parade, a Night Out event in October and the King Antonio party on the first Sunday of Fiesta. A robust business district attracts visitors from all over with its restaurants serving a wide range of specialties, salons, convenience stores and an H-E-B.

Bordering Olmos Basin and within easy proximity of popular San Antonio sites like the Japanese Tea Garden, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and the San Antonio Country Club, there’s much to do and see for Olmos Park residents.

One of the many appeals of living in Olmos Park is its self-sufficiency: The city sports its own fire department, police department and environmental services department independent of the city of San Antonio.

The appeal of exquisite Olmos Park homes is unmistakable. Many prominent businessmen, such as former CEO and co-founder of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher, and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, have settled down in Olmos Park to enjoy its many amenities.

Most notably, Olmos Park has made great strides to become more environmentally friendly over the past decade, installing 11 environmentally safe solar lights between 2011 and 2012 in an effort to make earlier gaslights more energy-efficient. Today, these solar-powered lights operate at no cost to the city and serve as a testament to the ingenuity of Olmos Park’s leadership.

And for those looking for some of the finest schools in San Antonio, look no further: Olmos Park is served by the Alamo Heights Independent School District, among the most highly ranked in the region. Schools include Howard Early Childhood Center, Cambridge Elementary School, Alamo Heights Junior High School and Alamo Heights High School.

One thing is for certain: Olmos Park is an increasingly popular suburb of San Antonio and home buyers flock there each and every year for the opportunity to call such a beloved enclave home.

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